LTU gets $250,000 donation from ITC Holdings

Novi-based ITC Holdings Corp., the nation’s largest independent electricity transmission company, has donated $250,000 to Lawrence Technological University in Southfield to establish the ITC Power Engineering Endowed Scholarship in LTU’s College of Engineering.

The scholarship will provide a full-time student with half tuition each year. ITC will also offer a paid internship each year to the student who is awarded the scholarship as a way to increase the recipient’s hands-on experience.

“This expanded relationship with ITC will benefit our students and help us develop the top talent that the power industry requires,” said Phil Olivier, chair of LTU’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

The scholarship program will adds to the financial aid at LTU for qualified students pursuing degrees in electrical and power engineering.

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“Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, LTU also offers 10 scholarships of up to $10,000 per year for two years to community college graduates to complete a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with a power engineering concentration,” a statement from LTU said.

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